- The first settlements of modern humans in Europe have been constrained to ~45,000 to 43,000 years ago. However, a new study report hominin fossils from Grotte Mandrin in France, revealing the earliest known presence of modern humans in Europe between 56,800 and 51,700 years ago https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abj9496 14 comments science
- Modern human incursion into Neanderthal territories 54,000 years ago at Mandrin, France https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abj9496 2 comments science